AboutThe Electric Materials Company
ABOUT ELECTRIC MATERIALS, A COPPER MILL & COPPER COMPONENT MANUFACTURER
Eestablished in 1915 by the late Orris C. Hirtzel, Electric Materials is located in North East, Pennsylvania, midway between Cleveland, Oh. and Buffalo, Ny. In 1997, EM was purchased by United Stars Inc. of Beloit, WI. From its inception to today, the owners have firmly believed in satisfying customers with exceptional service and products.
The original buildings occupied 15,000 square feet on Washington Street in North East, Pennsylvania. Original product lines included street railway repair parts, drop forgings, and more. Since then, the company has expanded both its product lines and plant facilities. Today, the plant covers approximately 420,000 square feet and employs over 140 people working three shifts.
Electric Materials is the leader in manufacturing high-quality copper forgings, extrusions, castings, electric commutator, and AC rotors. Products are sold around the world and service the electrical power, mining, transportation, military, and architectural markets.
Electric Materials provides custom engineering and manufacturing services for the following industries:
- Transportation
- Oil and gas
- Steel mill
- Power generation and distribution
- Mining
- Military
- Nuclear
At Electric Materials, we provide dependable services to our customers in today’s highly competitive markets. New product lines are consistently being investigated as the export of our products to overseas markets continues to be pursued.
